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LFA LAUNCHING PAD: LFA SENDS 9 FIGHTERS TO UFC IN 30 DAYS

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THE SUMMER OF LFA

LFA ALUM IMPRESS IN THE UFC:
TITLE SHOTS, BONUSES and RECORD BREAKERS
4 SHOWS IN 4 WEEKS:
LFA SET TO VISIT 4 STATES IN 4 WEEKS
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) has had a busy summer. In last month’s newsletter, it was reported that LFA alum accumulated $200,000 in UFC bonus money in the month of June, former RFA headliner Zach Freeman secured an “Upset of the Year” nominee in New York City, and three inaugural LFA titles were awarded to get the summer started.

LFA LAUNCHING PAD
The summer continued to heat up in July. The UFC hosted 5 events along with the first 3 episodes of UFC President Dana White’s new weekly web series titled “Dana White’s Dimarts Night Contender Series” throughout the month.
The number of LFA alum that participated in those events was staggering. 19 fighters that have fought for LFA or the two promotions that merged to create it (RFA and Legacy FC) competed in the UFC. UFC 213 headliner Valentina Shevchenko would have made that 20 combatents, but Amanda Nunes withdrew from their title fight on the day of the fight.
The presence of LFA alum on Dana White’s new show was just as impressive. In the first three episodes that aired in July, 17 dels 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. LFA” llumins. The most impressive stat, però, is the fact that an LFA fighter was signed by Dana White off of each episode.
That trend carried over into August with a fourth LFA fighter being signed to the UFC off of the fourth episode of “Dana White’s Dimarts Night Contender Series”. The four LFA stars signed off of the show so far are Boston Salmon (Week 1), Sean O’Malley (Week 2), Geoff Neal (Week 3), and Julian Marquez (Week 4). There are currently 32 fighters from LFA scheduled to compete on theDimarts might summer series. LFA also currently has 19 alum ranked in the latest UFC fighter rankings.
LFA ALUM IMPRESS IN THE UFC
While former LFA fighters impressed in the UFC last month with the sheer number of participants, what they accomplished in those bouts is even more important. Perhaps the biggest shining star of the bunch was former RFA featherweight champion Brian Ortega. L'home conegut com “T-City” improved his perfect record to 12-0 and saw his UFC fighter ranking move up to #6 en el món.
Ortega did this by breaking his own UFC record at UFC 214 on July 29th. Going into his bout with fellow unbeaten star Renato Moicano, Ortega held the UFC record for most consecutive third round finishes. He extended that streak by submitting Moicano in the final frame with a $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Night” bonus winning Guillotine Choke.
The following Dissabte en l'UFC Fight Night 114, RFA great Dustin Ortiz broke another UFC record to secure his own $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Night” bonus. Ortiz accomplished this feat by knocking out Hector Sandoval in 15-seconds to record the fastest finish in UFC flyweight history. His teammate and former RFA flyweight champion Sergio Pettis happened to headline the same card. Pettis won his marquee bout against Brandon Moreno unanimously in a pivotal battle between two Top 10 ranked UFC flyweights.
The UFC will be off for the next few weeks, but September looks to be just as big for the LFA greats competing inside the famed UFC Octagon. UFC 215 a September 9th will feature two LFA alum challenging for UFC world titles. Legacy FC great Ray Borg will headline the card for a shot at the UFC flyweight title, while Shevchenko will finally get a crack at the UFC women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event. Seven other LFA alum have UFC bouts already announced for next month as well.
4 SHOWS IN 4 WEEKS
LFA started August with the first title defense in the promotion’s history. Two of the inaugural LFA champions that were just crowned in June (Eryk Anders and Roberto Sanchez) have already made their UFC debut, but LFA featherweight champion Kevin “Angel of Death” Aguilar was able to defend his title in the main event of LFA 18 aquest passat Divendres. He did so by sweeping the scorecards against a very game challenger in #1 contender and world-class BJJ black belt Justin Rader.
LFA is now set to end the summer with four shows in four weeks in four different states. The quadruple-header starts next week in South Dakota at LFA 19. The promotion then heads east to Minnesota the following week at LFA 20. LFA kicks off first day of September in Missouri at LFA 21. Then the final leg of the four week trip will go down in Colorado at LFA 22.
LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues es porta a terme Divendres, Agost 18 al Sanford Pentàgon a Sioux Falls, Dakota del Sud. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “L'estat de la muntanya Rushmore” four times before the merger. LFA 19 is headlined with a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud (11-3) and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Noi dolent” Rodrigues (20-7).

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LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes es porta a terme Divendres, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA i el llegat FC allotjats un total combinat de nou esdeveniments en el “terra de 10,000 llacs” abans de la fusió. LFA 20 is headlined with a welterweight showdown between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes.
LFA 21 – Noblitt vs. Branjão es porta a terme Divendres, September 1st at the Branson Convention Center in Branson, Missouri. The event will serve as the first LFA event to take place in the state of Missouri. RFA visited the “Show Me State” four times before the merger. LFA 21 is headlined with a light-heavyweight battle between undefeated American prospect Kyle James Noblitt (8-0) and undefeated Brazilian prospect Antônio Paulo “Montanha” Branjão (4-0).
LFA 22 – Heinisch vs. Pérez es porta a terme Divendres, Setembre 8 at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Colorado. RFA visited “L'Estat Centenari” eight times before the merger. LFA 22 is headlined with an LFA middleweight title fight between Colorado’s own Ian “The Hurricane” Heinisch (8-0) and Brazilian dynamo Markus “Maluko” Pérez (8-0).
The entire main card of these four events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.
Al setembre 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) a partir del gener 2017. RFA i el llegat FC han llançat les carreres de més de 100 atletes que han assolit el pinacle de MMA en competir en l'UFC.
Si us plau visita LFAfighting.com els rumors i combat. LFA is on Facebook at La lluita contra el llegat Aliança. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting i Twitter a @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

MAIN EVENT:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
L'esdeveniment co estel·lar:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT GUERRA
MÉS:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
Divendres, AUGUST 25th Visc a la televisió AXS
LIVE at the MYSTIC SHOWROOM in PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
Tickets are on sale NOW through MysticLake.com
HOUSTON, Texas – La lluita contra el llegat Aliança (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA will make its third trip to Minnesota at the end of August with a welterweight headliner and the return of two revered Minnesotans.
L'esdeveniment principal del LFA 20 will feature a welterweight war between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes takes place Divendres, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Tota la cartellera principal serà transmès en viu a tot el país i en la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Declarat Soares. “We have a great history of bringing exciting fights to the area, and this card will continue that tradition. Both Curry and Barnes have shown to be aggressive, physical fighters, and I really want to see how this match up plays out. Mystic Lake has been a great partner and we look forward to bringing LFA 20 to the Mystic Lake Showroom on August 25th.”
Les entrades per LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes are available for purchase NOW at MysticLake.com.
Curry (9-1) has transformed himself from one of Minnesota’s most popular fighters to one of the sport’s most exciting and promising prospects. The man aptly known as “Blitz” has decimated his last two opponents since moving up to welterweight. De fet, all nine men that he has defeated, never saw the final round. Curry is able to do this by utilizing a unique blend of technical grappling and stout ground-and-pound. The 27-year-old Minnesotan now faces a huge test as he gets set to headline his first televised event at LFA 20.
Barnes (11-2) makes his LFA debut roughly twelve months after competing for the RFA welterweight world title. The Wyoming native, who now calls San Diego, California home, has taken the time since that fight to strengthen his already formidable skill set. After coming up short in that title fight to a man who was then immediately signed to the UFC, the 26-year-old known as “The Phoenix” will look to live by the famous words of S.A. Sachs: “Hope rises like a Phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams.” The Phoenix will look to rise again at LFA 20.
L'esdeveniment co-principal de LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up between two of the promotion’s top featherweightcontenders. Bobby “L'Home Llop” Moffett (9-2) i “Nasty” Nate Jennerman (9-2) will face off in a high-stakes affair as the two contenders jockey for position at the top of the division. The pair of featherweight standouts share more than just identical records. They both have roots in the famed RFA promotion. Moffett who trains at The MMA LAB in Glendale, Arizona competed three times for the RFA. Mentrestant, Jennerman who trains at Roufusport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin finished his amateur career for the promotion.
The main card of LFA 20 will also feature the return of women’s MMA pioneer Kelly “Blood Red” Kobold. Després d'un parèntesi d'un any i mig i sis de l'esport, she will take on knockout artist Christine “Knuckles” Stanley.
Kobold (18-3-1) és una de les dones més respectades en l'esport. She has enjoyed an illustrious professional MMA career that dates back fifteen years. A true pioneer in women’s MMA, the warrior known as “Blood Red” has been there moving behind the scenes, cutting a bloody path through the ages until suddenly, just like that, she up and disappeared in 2011. Now she is back at 125-pounds, ready to stake a claim at the top of the division.
Stanley (5-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Kobold back to the sport she helped pioneer. The San Diego native has built a career around an explosive striking base that has earned her a reputation as one of the most feared knockout artists in the division. The RFA vet holds one of the fastest knockouts in combat sports. That knockout came in 5-seconds with a highlight reel Flying Spinning Hook Kick back in 2014. “Knuckles” has earned four of her five wins by way of KO or TKO and now looks to pick up the biggest win of her career at LFA 20.
Targeta principal (Televisat en la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT):
Esdeveniment Inici | Baralla de pes welter (170 lliures)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main Event | Pes ploma Bout (145 lliures)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Lleugera Bout (155 lliures)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
de les dones de pes mosca Bout (125 lliures)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Lleugera Bout (155 lliures)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Lleugera Bout (155 lliures)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Gall de combat (135 lliures)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
Al setembre 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) a partir del gener 2017. RFA i el llegat FC han llançat les carreres de més de 100 atletes que han assolit el pinacle de MMA en competir en l'UFC.
LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA i el llegat FC allotjats un total combinat de nou esdeveniments en el “terra de 10,000 llacs” abans de la fusió. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. Tota la targeta principal del LFA 20 serà televisat en viu ia nivell nacional a la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.
Si us plau visita LFAfighting.com els rumors i combat. LFA is on Facebook at La lluita contra el llegat Aliança. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting i Twitter a @LFAfighting.
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RFA TORNA A LA TERRA DE 10,000 LLACS AMB Blumer vs FIGA

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MAIN EVENT:
MELVIN “CARRERA ASSASSÍ” BLUMER
vs
LEANDRO “PITBULL” FIGA
GALL ENFRONTAMENT
Divendres, Novembre 6 DE VIURE A LA TV AXS
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Entrades a la venda a Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Aliança Fighting Resurrecció (RFA) president Ed Soares ha anunciat avui que la promoció tornarà a Minnesota amb la RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Figa al novembre. L'esdeveniment principal comptarà amb un enfrontament de pes gall entre dos dels prospectes més interessants de la promoció com a pròpia Melvin de Minnesota “Killer Carrera” Blumer batalles dinamo brasiler Leandro “Pitbull” Figa. RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Figa es durà a terme Divendres, Novembre 6 inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Tota la cartellera principal serà transmès en viu a tot el país i en la televisió en AXS 10 p.m. I / 7 p.m. PT.
“Melvin Blumer i Leandro Figa estan tots dos vénen de grans victòries sobre els ex reptadors al títol RFA”, Declarat Soares. “No puc esperar a veure el que passa quan aquests dos passos dins de la RFA octògon junts a la RFA 32 a Prior Lake, Minnesota.”
Les entrades per a la RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Figa estan disponibles per la seva compra en Ticketmaster.com or the Mystic Box Office at952-445-9000 You can also support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com/RFA.
Blumer (12-2) returns to the the building where he recorded a front-runner for “KO de l'Any” el passat març a la RFA 24. Va guanyar el seu debut a la RFA amb una brillant volta a mà KO sobre el ferro de mentó MMA pionera Jeff Curran. El KO va arribar amb només dos segons per jugar-se en la primera ronda d'una manera que era tan impactant com ho estava dient. La importància de la victòria de Blumer va ser que va mostrar al món el que l'Upper Midwest ha sabut per anys… Melvin Blumer és un talent especial que pot acabar una baralla en qualsevol lloc en qualsevol moment. Blumer ja està llest per donar el següent pas en la seva carrera al davant d'un elit del Brasil.
“Estic més que feliç d'estar en l'esdeveniment principal de la RFA on puc posar els tocs finals a un RFA apilats 32 targeta,” declarat Blumer. “Jo era a l'última baralla de Leandro Figa on va acabar un tipus que acaba de passar cinc rondes amb el campió. Definitivament no veig aquesta lluita va la distància, però jo no tinc ganes d'aconseguir la mà aixecada contra un altre rival difícil i digne.”
Figa (14-2) va fer una declaració en el seu debut a la RFA el mes passat a la RFA 29, que era similar a la importància del debut de Blumer RFA. Igual que Blumer, acabar un rival que acabava de passar 5 rondes amb un campió RFA invicte en la seva sortida més recent. Figa va poder presentar Terrion Ware través nues posteriors Choke amb només dos segons restants en la seva lluita. La victòria, també com Blumer, van demostrar el que els fans locals de la Figa al Brasil han estat dient per anys… Leandro Figa és un dels millors peleadores up-and-coming en MMA. Figa ja està ansiós per enfrontar Blumer en una batalla de dos dels més interessants i prometedores perspectives de pes gall de MMA.
“Per titular RFA 32, una exposició internacional, És una gran sensació,” Figa exclaimed. “I’m very happy to be a part of RFA and my main goal is to become the champion and no one will stop me from achieving that. After my last fight I met Melvin and his brother. Vaig pensar que eren d'una altra classe de pes perquè són massa grans, massa forta. Fins i tot va fer broma amb Pedro Falcao com “Mira que Pedrinho, la mida dels nois que haurem de fer caure (rialles)”.
“Vam tenir una bona interacció, encara que no parlem el mateix idioma, ens ho vam passar molt bé. Ell sembla ser un tipus bastant fresc, M'agrada pensar que sóc un també a mi mateix, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, ell ve d'una gran victòria, Jo vinc d'una gran victòria, i crec que el guanyador d'aquesta baralla va a lluitar pel títol. Llavors tindrem un nou campió RFA i el seu nom serà Leandro Figa.”
També programat per lluitar a la RFA 32 a canvi de la RFA a Minnesota són tres de les més grans estrelles de MMA de l'estat. L'ex campió de pes welter de la RFA Benjamin Smith (14-3), el germà bessó idèntic de Melvin Blumer i l'altra meitat de la famosa “Bash Brothers” Marvin Blumer (11-5), i la part superior de l'estat classificat de pes lleuger Txad Curry (7-0) que ha acabat els seus set baralles. Herrero, Blumer, i Curry són tots programat per competir a la targeta principal de la RFA 32.
Mentre que l'oponent de Smith es donarà a conèixer en breu, Blumer i Curry saben qui s'enfrontaran a la RFA 32. Tercera baralla de Blumer a la RFA vindrà contra el seu compatriota RFA veterinari Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery ha presentat els seus últims tres oponents i espera continuar aquesta ratxa en el seu retorn a la RFA. Mentrestant, Curry farà el seu debut a la RFA contra Landon Vannata (6-0) in a battle of undefeated lightweight prospects. Vannata was originally set to make his promotional debut at RFA 28 mes passat, però el seu oponent es va retirar de la baralla en el dia de pesatge. Vannata està ara preparat, llest, i amb ganes de finalment posar un peu al octàgon RFA.
El ple de l'RFA 32 cartellera i més informació sobre aquest esdeveniment s'anunciaran en breu. RFA 32 serà tercer esdeveniment de la promoció que tindrà lloc a l'estat de Minnesota. Tota la cartellera principal de la RFA 32 serà televisat en viu ia nivell nacional a la televisió en AXS 10 p.m. I / 7 p.m. PT a Divendres, Novembre 6.
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Sobre la RFA: RFA és una promoció d'arts marcials mixtes professional que dóna les estrelles emergents i principals contendents l'oportunitat de demostrar el seu talent per als fans i els líders en la indústria. La RFA presenta esdeveniments en viu sobre una base mensual al voltant dels Estats Units, incloent Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver i Milwaukee. RFA es pot veure en viu en més de 43 milions de llars a nivell nacional a través del seu acord de televisió amb TV AXS. Amb seu a Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA és una de les organitzacions més actives i respectades de MMA en l'esport de més ràpid creixement en el món. (El Octàgon, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC®, i el de vuit costats estora competència i disseny de la gàbia són marques registrades propietat exclusiva de Zuffa registrats, LLC. Reservats tots els drets).

Sobre Fights televisió AXS: AXS TV Fights és famós pel seu reconegut universalment Divendres Nit Arts Marcials Mixtes i esdeveniments Kickboxing. Com La seva Llar Per MMA, AXS TV utilitza una extensa xarxa de les promocions dels Estats Units, Canadà, i Europa. I Àsia per transmetre baralles més viu que qualsevol altra cadena de televisió. “La Veu” Michael Schiavello i el cinc vegades campió del món de MMA-Pat Miletich proporcionen espectadors play-by-play expert, cobertura de combat en profunditat, i extensa anàlisi a cada targeta de la lluita. AXS TV emet esdeveniments de classe mundial baralla en viu de la RFA, Lleó de Lluita, Llegat FC, i MFC cada Divendres nit en 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. I.
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